Andy Ellwood

Experience

Basket

Cofounder and President 2014 - Present (over 10 years)

Cofounder and President

Exit

Bond

Cofounder and Chief Growth Officer 2013 - 2014 (9 months)

As a part of the founding team, I led early client development and sales.

Exit

Waze

Business Development 2012 - 2013 (about 1 year)

Exit

Gowalla OG

Business Development 2010 - 2012 (about 2 years)

Basket

Board Member

Employee

Gowalla OG, Basket, Bond, Waze, Marquis Jet

Advisor

RecordSetter, Foodspotting (Part of OpenTable), Poptip, Blue Tiger Labs, Basket, Matter.io (Acquired by Junction), Affinity China, Bond, Cohero Health, Nowsta, Turnstile, Globa.li, Walc, NihaoPay, Bib + Tuck, Exosphere, Hooch

Board Member

Basket, Exosphere

Projects

Hydra Startup Lab

Exosphere's flagship 8-week entrepreneurship & tech program

Many of the world’s most serious and pressing problems can be solved through technology. There are millions of problems that nobody is thinking about… · More

With Skinner Layne, Antonio Manno, Ezequiel Djeredjian

HYDRA STARTUP LAB -

Exosphere's flagship 8-week entrepreneurship & tech program

Our first principles approach to innovation focuses on a series of themes that will allow you to quickly identify problems and build solutions immediately.… · More

With Luke Blackburn, Skinner Layne, Antonio Manno, Ezequiel Djeredjian

ATHENA - Entrepreneurship Boot Camp for Women

World's first entrepreneurship boot camp only for women

The 8 weeks in Chile will help you go deep into what means to be an entrepreneur but also into the project of self-creation. We will learn the hard skills of… · More

With Luke Blackburn, Antonio Manno, Skinner Layne, Ezequiel Djeredjian

COPERNICUS - Space Science Laboratory

World's first space elevator boot camp

Copernicus is a 3-week hands-on learning experience for students to collaborate with scientists on the modeling of an endogenously-powered space elevator.

With Luke Blackburn, Ezequiel Djeredjian, Skinner Layne, Antonio Manno

EXOBASE -

A full-day introspective journey into life philosophy

Successfully completed 28 workshops around the world.

Exobase is an intense process of introspection about your options, your calling, and your… · More

With Luke Blackburn, Ezequiel Djeredjian, Antonio Manno, Skinner Layne, Fabrício Tozzi

About

Achievements

Ran the Texas sales territory for Warren Buffet's private jet company, Marquis Jet.
Built Gowalla's Sales and Business Development team, close 67 deals in 18 months before acquisition by Facebook.
Launched US Business Development and opened the New York City office for Waze.

Describe the most impressive thing you've done.

Education

Andy Ellwood

Building @Basket. Formerly @Bond, @Exosphere ,@Waze, @Gowalla OG, & @Marquis Jet

Ran the Texas sales territory for Warren Buffet's private jet company, Marquis Jet. Built Gowalla's Sales and Business Development team, close 67 deals in 18 months before acquisition by Facebook. Launched US Business Development and opened the New York City office for Waze.

Ran the Texas sales territory for Warren Buffet's private jet company, Marquis Jet.
Built Gowalla's Sales and Business Development team, close 67 deals in 18 months before acquisition by Facebook.
Launched US Business Development and opened the New York City office for Waze.